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MD SB220

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/14/2026

Primary Sponsor

Judicial Proceedings

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Lifetime sexual offender supervision conditions must now include all standard and special conditions imposed both by the sentencing court at sentencing and by the Maryland Parole Commission at release from custody

  • Sexual offender management teams are required to report any supervision violations to the State's Attorney for the jurisdiction where the violation occurred

  • The waiting period to renew a denied discharge petition increases from 1 year to 2 years

  • Discharge petitions must now include a report from the sexual offender management team containing a department-approved risk assessment, a department-approved polygraph examination, and a discharge recommendation

  • Victims or their representatives who requested notification must be informed of discharge petitions and the judge's final decision; courts may grant discharge without a hearing unless the State's Attorney requests one

Legislative Description

Criminal Procedure - Lifetime Sexual Offender Supervision - Conditions, Violations, and Petitions for Discharge

Notices

Last Action

Withdrawn by Sponsor

2/16/2026

Committee Referrals

Judicial Proceedings1/14/2026

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